Quality Control Specialist

2 weeks ago


England, United Kingdom Pilgrim's Food Masters Full time

We are Pilgrim’s Food Masters, part of the Pilgrim’s family since September 2021, (previously part of Kerry Foods) and we have a proud history of developing brilliant food for our customers and consumers that is enjoyed in millions of UK and Irish homes every year.

The wider Pilgrim’s company employs around 60,000 people across the globe and we’re one of the world’s biggest food companies. Our Pilgrim’s Food Masters portfolio includes famous brands that are some of the UK and Ireland’s favourites, such as Denny, Galtee, Richmond and Fridge Raiders. We are the UK’s biggest producer of prepared meals, making delicious chilled and frozen ready meals for every major supermarket in the UK. And our Accelerator business includes newer brands like Rollover Hot Dogs and Oakhouse Meals that target different consumer groups in unique ways.

We strive every day to make Pilgrim’s Food Masters a safe, healthy, and happy place to work for all our 4,500 employees. We will give full and equal consideration to all applicants regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion, and sexual orientation. Shift Pattern: 40 hours per week

Contribute to building a culture of food safety and quality across the site.
Reduce hazards, risks, and incidents by promoting the Technical Excellence agenda.
Track, report and help to improve safety & food safety performance metrics. Drive compliance in all production areas against Food Safety & Quality Standards (OPEX MS)
Promote Food Safety & Quality Culture model across site and involved in role out of site plan
Manage supplier complaints & Non - conformances. Complete quarterly reviews with key suppliers, ensuring foods connected is maintained
Lead key technical projects such as hygiene & allergen validations, site claims validations
Manage key supplier relationships at site: e.g. pest control, chemical supplier
Conduct investigations : eg microbial complaints etc ensuring root cause analysis and shared learning across site/ business where applicable.
Support site during production trials to ensure product meets food safety and quality criteria
Train out core technical skills such as allergen awareness/ Food Hygiene/ HACCP etc Build a high performing team

Participate in training plan to ensure site goals achieved
Set standards, raise standards, and confirm standard work across safety, quality, environmental and manufacture.
Use data analysis to make problems visible, quantifiable and to guide decisions.
To lead out technical projects such as validations
Support & assist in projects in accordance with the site goals
Carry out investigations such as micro complaints to ensure root cause identified and shared learning provided
Experience in Technical/ Quality within Food Manufacturing Environment
IT Skills - proficient use of Microsoft Office
Ability to write reports & risk assessments
Foundational knowledge Food Safety / Technology or another appropriate discipline
HACCP & Food Safety Level 3
Be courageous, able to speak up even if it feels uncomfortable to do so and ask for help when required
Why Join Pilgrim’s Food Masters



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